Hyderabad: Telangana high court granted interim relief to Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) from immediate coercive action over a massive tax demand linked to the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.In a significant interim order, the court directed that no coercive steps be taken against the company, provided it deposits 10% of the disputed demand with…
KOLKATA: Claiming the high phase-one turnout as a decisive mandate against both BJP and SIR, CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday predicted that the party would not win even half the 77 seats it held after 2021 — and warned it would be dislodged from Delhi as well.“Yesterday in rural Bengal, 93% were against you, Modi-babu,…
Gandhinagar: Rallies and roadshows marked the final day of campaigning for Gujarat’s civic body elections, with chief minister Bhupendra Patel leading a BJP roadshow in eastern Ahmedabad as candidates across parties held similar outreach programmes in their wards. Patel, accompanied by Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma, led the roadshow that began from Shyam Shikhar crossroads,…
Ludhiana: A man allegedly attacked his live-in partner with an iron rod, shaved her head to humiliate her, and posted a video of the attack on Instagram after she tried to stop his habit of drinking, police have said.The cops in Dugri registered a case against Anand Chaudhary based on a complaint from the 31-year-old…
Sonipat: Amid enforcement of the model code of conduct for the civic bodies and panchayat elections, Sonipat police seized large consignments of illicit liquor in separate operations.The Sonipat Anti-Gangster Unit (SUAG) intercepted a truck on the NH-44 service lane near Pipli Kheda. During inspection, police found a huge quantity of illicit liquor concealed beneath sacks…
Pune: Fifty students of the Sheth Dagaduram Katariya English Medium High School from the 1986 to 2007 batch kept in touch over the years because of their beloved art teacher Shailaja Pathak and have come back together for a group exhibition titled Reflections, which helps them relive their classroom lessons — not in memory, but…
Lucknow: As heatwave conditions continued to intensify, mercury crossed the 45-degree Celsius mark in Prayagraj, which was the hottest in the country, on Friday.In Lucknow, temperature rose further to make the day the hottest of this season so far at 42.5 degrees Celsius, 3.4 units above normal.This was the third time that Prayagraj was the…
JAISALMER: In a remarkable innovation from the dessert area of Rajasthan’s Barmer district, young entrepreneur Dungar Singh Sodha has developed a small wind turbine aimed at providing a permanent solution to power cuts in remote and desert regions. His innovation is gaining significant recognition not only across India but also internationally, with demand emerging from…
NEW DELHI: When AAP announced its Rajya Sabha nominees from Punjab in 2022, the spotlight was not on Lovely Professional University founder Ashok Mittal or cricketer Harbhajan Singh, but on the relatively unknown Sandeep Pathak. Having stayed away from public visibility since joining the party in 2016, Pathak’s low profile contrasted sharply with his growing…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on late Friday said efforts were underway to achieve a “historic peace” between Israel and Lebanon following a three-week ceasefire extension, while accusing Hezbollah of attempting to derail the process.In his first remarks since the truce extension, Netanyahu said he had held an “excellent conversation” with US President Donald Trump,…
